Compulsive hoarding affects millions of people right around the globe. Between 2% and 6% of adults struggle with hoarding in England alone. Helping a compulsive hoarder with respect can make a big difference, but we do need to know how to do so with love. Most … [Read more...]
Support for Someone with Hoarding Disorder
Having a loved one who is also a hoarder, adds another layer to the relationship. Helping them clear their home of clutter can be downright stressful, if we try to influence their beliefs. Providing support for someone with hoarding disorder is therefore not something … [Read more...]
The Plain Truth About Hoarding Disorder
The plain truth about hoarding disorder, is it is not something we choose. Life thrusts it upon us for a variety of reasons. Once we get the disorder, it is with us for life. The best we can do is find a way to live with it. There is a bit of a hoarder in every one … [Read more...]
Cleaning a Hoarder’s Home
If you know of a friend or a family member who is a hoarder, then the time may come when their place needs a thorough good clean. This situation may develop after moving them to a place of safety, or after someone cleared their accumulation of junk. Cleaning a hoarder’s … [Read more...]
Break Point Between a Collection and a Hoard
A break point could mean one of several things to different people. Merriam-Webster Dictionary seems crystal-clear on this, so we’ll borrow these three possibilities for the break point between a collection and a hoard: The point at which a person gives way under … [Read more...]
A Clutterer or a Hoarder: Which Are You?
We’re unsure where the boundary lies between cluttering and hoarding. Is the one deliberate, and the other compulsive, we wondered? We found some useful ideas when we visited Cleveland Clinic, and decided to share them in case you are fretting over a clutterer, or a … [Read more...]
Hoarding, Causes, Symptoms and Treatments
Some customers new to hoarding call us and say something like “okay just clear the space, make the problem go away”. Nothing will probably be further from the truth. Hoarding causes, symptoms and treatment are all intertwined. In a sense, the one feeds off the other and … [Read more...]
Consult a UK firm to get hoarding house clearance solutions
Hoarding different types of items in the home is never a good idea as this can lead to accidents and mishaps in the home. This can even encourage the rodents and other insects to nest in various parts of the home which can even lead to structural damage of your home or … [Read more...]
A Controversial Hoarding Statement from San Diego
University of California School of Medicine runs a comprehensive obsessive-compulsive disorders program. It singles out Hoarding Disorder as being excessive accumulation of clutter that renders living spaces uninhabitable. This phenomenon can affect the health and … [Read more...]
Hoarding in the Context of Seasonal Shortages
There’s evidence people may impulsively hoard more than they need, if they fear it may not be available at least for a while in future. This is different from compulsive hoarding where the objects may have no intrinsic value. However the dynamics are the similar and … [Read more...]
